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How it reads
Dinner Party AF-300 is a deep red from Benjamin Moore's Affinity collection, described as "a deep, understated red that can be used in everyday spaces, as well as those reserved for special occasions". Its LRV is 8.43.
In the Studio Nauleau den on this page, photographed by Michael Clifford, it is colour-drenched over walls and built-in bookshelves with red upholstery.
What Dinner Party is
Dinner Party is a deep red from Benjamin Moore's Affinity collection. The brand calls it a deep, understated red that can be used in everyday spaces as well as those reserved for special occasions.
With an LRV of 8.43 it is very dark. UK retailer The Paint Shed describes it as a rich, sophisticated red with deep, wine-like undertones.
How it behaves in light
At such a low LRV, Dinner Party absorbs most of the light in a room. In daylight it reads as a rich wine red, and in the evening it deepens toward oxblood.
We have not found designer commentary on how it behaves in north- or south-facing rooms, so sample it on the darkest and brightest walls.
Where to use it
In the Studio Nauleau den on this page, photographed by Michael Clifford, it is colour-drenched over walls and built-in bookshelves, with red upholstery to match.
That treatment is the safest way to use a red this deep: wrapping the whole room makes it feel deliberate and cosy rather than heavy.
What it sits next to
Benjamin Moore's colour combinations for it are Steam AF-15, Cinder AF-705, Glacier White OC-37 and Sag Harbor Gray HC-95.
On this site, compare it with Margaux and Southwest Pottery, two lighter, earthier reds.
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